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Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America, Jesse Jarnow

Jarnow’s book is a true history of a cultural movement in America: the experimentation with, distribution of, and ultimate appreciation for psychedelic drugs. Jarnow covers many sides of the movement with an impressive journalistic integrity; with interviews and narratives about all sides of acid culture — from the rock ‘n’ rollers to the spiritual pilgrims, the pranksters and the conspiracy theorists — Heads gives a wild ride down the long road of psychedelic drugs’ hold over American counter-culture.